page_title: Tausūg people
section_title: Notable Tausūgs
hierarchical_section_title: Tausūg people / Notable Tausūgs
caption_attribution_description: sitti navarro sang at US Philippine expo @ Pomona, CA
context_page_description: The Tausūg or Suluk are an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. The Tausūg are part of the wider political identity of Muslims of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan. Most of the Tausugs have converted into the religion of Islam whose members are now more known as the Moro group, who constitute the third largest ethnic group of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan. The Tausugs originally had an independent state known as the Sulu sultanate, which once exercised sovereignty over the present day provinces of Basilan, Palawan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga City, the eastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.
context_section_description: Santanina T. Rasul, first Filipino Muslim woman senator.
  Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, legitimate sultan of Sulu Filipino
  Nur Misuari, former Filipino governor and founder of the Moro National Liberation Front.
  Hadji Kamlon, freedom fighter
  Jamalul Kiram III, self-proclaimed Filipino sultan.
  Ismael Kiram II, self-proclaimed Filipino sultan.
  Mat Salleh (Datu Muhammad Salleh), Sabah warrior from Inanam during the British administration of North Borneo.
  Tun Datu Mustapha (Tun Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun), first Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah and third Chief Minister of Sabah.
  Juhar Mahiruddin, tenth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah (also partial Kadazan-Dusun ethnic ancestry).
  Musa Aman, fourteenth Chief Minister of Sabah.
  Shafie Apdal, fifteenth Chief Minister of Sabah.
  Sitti, Filipino singer.
  Maria Lourdes Sereno, 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
  Wawa Zainal Abidin, Malaysian actress.
  Yong Muhajil, YouTube vlogger and 3rd runner up in Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7.
  Nelson Dino, novelist, author, short story, prose and poetry writer,  a recipient of Sabah Literary Prize 2016–2017 (Hadiah Sastera Sabah 2016–2017) and ASEAN 2 Poetry Competition 100 Best Works.  His books are Sulug in Sabah,  Pengikat Kasih, Bisikan Bumi, Kita Punya Cara,  Sapi Mandangan dan Apuk Daguan,  and PIS: Pemikiran dan Identiti Suluk.
  Omar Musa, an award-winning author, poet and rapper from Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. He has released three solo hip hop records (including Since Ali Died) and three books of poetry. His debut novel Here Come the Dogs was published in 2014. Here Come the Dogs was long-listed for the Miles Franklin Award. He was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year in 2015. He is the son of Australian arts journalist Helen Musa and Malaysian poet Musa bin Masran. He is of Suluk, Kedayan and Irish ancestry. He studied at the Australian National University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
  Dr. Benj Bangahan, Doc Benj, as he is fondly called, is a doctor, writer, philanthropist, event organizer, historian, and a lot more. He is better known as an expert in the Tausug language.  However, overarching all these is his identity as a proud Tausug, one who loves his homeland, treasures his culture, and dreams and hopes of a progressive tomorrow for all Tausugs.
  Aziz Kong, a Tausug of Chinese origin from Siasi, and a Tausug vlogger based in Abu Dhabi, who publish vlogs, educational and medical videos in Bahasa Tausug under the YouTube channel name: Amanat hi Akong Kong which means " The message of Akong Kong".
caption: Sitti Navarro, a Filipino singer of Tausūg and Sama descent, performing at the US-Philippine Expo in Pomona, California.
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